Lancers sign basketball player
Evans, a 6' 8", 220-pound post, prepped three varsity seasons at El Camino High in Oceanside, Calif., for CBU basketball alum Ray Johnson. This past season, Evans averaged 24.4 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots per game in leading the Wildcats to the CIF-San Diego Section Division I Championship and the state tournament. He was named All-CIF first team and North County Player of the Year.
In the state tournament, Evans had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead the Wildcats' to an opening-round upset of Etiwanda High, ranked No. 6 in the state.
He became Oceanside's single-single season scoring leader with 830 points, breaking Michael Watson's former standard of 630 set in 2001. In addition, Evans was named MVP in both of the senior All-Star Games he participated in, and he also received All-Academic honors with a 3.80 GPA.
Evans was a three-time All-Palomar League selection. He also earned All-CIF second team as a junior, leading the Wildcats to the second round of the state tournament. In the first round, Evans scored 30 points in a win over Clovis East High and then he had 22 points in the second round against Taft High. He finished his junior campaign averaging 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots.
In the summer of 2008 after his junior campaign, Evans participated in the Reebok All-American Camp in Philadelphia, advancing to the national showcase of 120 players from among 1,100 candidates in regional qualifying.
"I believe that Luke will immediately be an impact player in our program," said CBU Head Coach Tim Collins, who has led the Lancers to three straight 20-win seasons for just the second time in program history. "Luke is a quality student in the classroom and on the court, and he plays intelligently, which is critical to the style we play here. He has the potential to become an outstanding player in our conference, and we are honored by his accepting of this opportunity. In my opinion, he will be one of the best freshmen in the GSAC next season."
CBU returns eight players from last year's team that finished 22-9 overall in 2009 advancing the GSAC Tournament Semifinals for the second straight year. The Lancers were ranked No. 5 in the NAIA Top 25 Preseason Poll and after a 7-0 start were ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history.
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